Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CART in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Maplebear (CART) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$43.34+0.15 (+0.3%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryMaplebear moves this week on a string of partnership announcements, with Instacart expanding its marketplace through new tie-ups with Airbnb, Dollar General and Gopuff, alongside plans to implement Meta's Muse AI agent in-app and an extension of Carrot Ads to Gopuff's storefront. Despite these deals, shares were reported down 4.4% to $43.07 on 23 September, and a Maplebear officer has also filed a planned $827,246 stock sale under a 10b5-1 plan.
CART closes at $43.34, up 0.3%, sitting between its 50-day average of $47.44 and 200-day average of $42.61, with the stock down 14.1% over one month and 8.2% over three months, though still up 21.3% over six months and 2.2% over one year. The GekkoIndex reads 70.2, placing it in the Buying zone, and price sits 16.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $51.72.
Earnings are scheduled for 9 November, 41 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the last report on 6 August showed EPS of $0.45 against a $0.54 estimate, with a 10.6% reaction. Over the last 30 days there has been 1 unusual options signal, with call premium of $518,165 and no put premium recorded. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -1.1% over 3 years, rising in 2 of them. Analyst consensus stands at 13 buy and 10 hold ratings among 23 firms, with a consensus target of $58.14.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Maplebear price vs fair value
Close $43.34200-day averageGekko Fair Value $51.72
Maplebear quick facts
- Market cap
- $10.19B
- P/E ratio
- 23.6
- Forward P/E
- 13
- EPS, TTM
- $1.83
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.99B
- Profit margin
- 12%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.80
- Volume
- 4.48M avg 4.04M
- 1-year return
- +2.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.3%
- 50-day average
- $47.44
- 200-day average
- $42.61
- Next earnings
- Nov 9
- Shares outstanding
- 231.5M
Maplebear swing-trade checklist
Maplebear scores 4 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $43.34 sits between the 50-day ($47.44) and 200-day ($42.61) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
70.2, Buying
Reading 70.2 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
16.2% below
Price is 16.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 41 days
Next report Nov 9, 2026, 41 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
−1.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.1% over 3 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Maplebear stock chart and price history
Maplebear closed at $43.34 on Sep 28, 2026, +2.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $32.73 to $52.68.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −14.1%
- 3 months
- −8.2%
- 6 months
- +21.3%
- 1 year
- +2.2%
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About Maplebear
Maplebear, known to shoppers as Instacart, provides technology services to grocery retailers across the United States and beyond. Its platform connects customers with retailers for online grocery shopping, covering everything from order fulfillment to browsing across product categories. The company is widely recognized under the Instacart name rather than its formal corporate title.
The business is built around several linked offerings. Instacart Marketplace supports retailers in meeting shopping needs and delivery options, while the Instacart Enterprise platform gives retailers broader technology tools spanning their operations. A separate advertising arm, Instacart Ads, works with brands to study shopper behavior and refine ad spending, and includes formats such as sponsored listings, display placements, coupons, and branded pages. These services reach users through Instacart's mobile app and website, and are supplemented by software-as-a-service offerings for retail partners.
Maplebear was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker CART.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Air freight/Couriers
- Website
- instacart.com
Maplebear GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Maplebear’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 70.2, in the Buying zone, up 1.2 points over five sessions.
70.2Buying
Up 1.2 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 21 | +0.8% | +0.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 202 | +1.0% | +4.2% | ||
| Neutral | 407 | +0.6% | +1.7% | ||
| Distribution | 36 | −1.8% | +3.3% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average CART share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is Maplebear stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Maplebear trades 16.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $51.72, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Maplebear shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$51.72
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
16.2% Undervalued
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Maplebear insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Maplebear, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in CART were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Maplebear has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $3.50B, May 6, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $324.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 3.18%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.86B
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 22, $518K in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
5of the funds Gekko tracks hold CART.
2added1opened2trimmed1sold out
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Maplebear earnings: next date and track record
Maplebear reports on Nov 9, 2026 (41 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 9, 2026
41 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.64
- Revenue estimate
- $1.07B
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±10.6%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 6, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Instacart reported Q2 2026 GTV growth of 14% YoY and total revenue growth of 14%, with advertising and other revenue growing 16%, outpacing GTV. Adjusted EBITDA and operating cash flow expanded YoY. Customer acquisition reached fastest net new customer growth rates since 2022. Company completed Arpalus acquisition to enhance inventory intelligence via computer vision technology.
- Guidance
- Management signaled continued investment in marketplace, enterprise retail technology, and advertising ecosystem. No specific revenue or EPS targets disclosed in this excerpt, but tone reflects confidence in sustaining accelerated growth trajectory established over the past three quarters.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.45 est $0.54 | $1.04B est $1.03B | +10.6% |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.83 est $0.89 | $1.02B est $1.01B | −13.1% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $0.53 est $0.52 | $992.0M est $973.3M | +10.2% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.51 est $0.49 | $939.0M est $933.7M | +6.7% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.41 est $0.38 | $914.0M est $896.0M | +7.3% |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.50 est $0.72 | $897.0M est $895.4M | +13.4% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $0.53 est $0.25 | $883.0M est $890.5M | −13.3% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $0.43 est $0.21 | $852.0M est $843.9M | −9.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Maplebear stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Maplebear is $58.14, +34.1% from the last close, from 23 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$58.14consensus 12-month target, +34.1% from the last close
Now $43.34Avg $58.14
Low $45High $77
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 23 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Wells Fargo | $54 | +24.6% |
| Sep 16 | Wells Fargo | $54 | +24.6% |
| Sep 10 | Bernstein | $60 | +38.4% |
| Sep 1 | Rosenblatt Securities | $55 | +26.9% |
| Aug 31 | Rosenblatt Securities | $55 | +26.9% |
+0.4%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
−1.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 3 years
±4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Maplebear seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Maplebear averaged −1.1% across the last 3 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −4.4% | 1 of 3 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.8% | 2 of 3 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.1% | 2 of 3 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.1% | 2 of 3 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.0% | 1 of 3 |
For scale, CART’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.3%.
Maplebear market cap and key statistics
Maplebear’s market cap is $10.19B, with a P/E ratio of 23.6 and revenue of $3.99B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $10.19B
- P/E ratio
- 23.6
- Forward P/E
- 13
- EPS, TTM
- $1.83
- Gekko Fair Value
- $51.72
Trading
- Volume
- 4.48M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 4.04M
- 52-week high
- $52.68
- 52-week low
- $32.73
- Shares outstanding
- 231.5M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.99B
- Profit margin
- 12%
- Return on equity
- 16%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +8.1%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.80
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.3%
Maplebear stock news this week
Coverage of Maplebear this week reads positive: 3 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) and BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) Financial AnalysisDefense World, Sep 28
- Form 144 Maplebear Inc. For: 27 September By Investing.comInvesting.com Nigeria, Sep 27
- Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) Stock: Insider Morgan Fong Sells 18,390 SharesDefense World, Sep 26
- Understanding the Setup: (CART) and Scalable RiskStock Traders Daily, Sep 26
- Instacart shares buoyed by new partnerships with Airbnb, Dollar General, Gopuff (CART:NASDAQ)Seeking Alpha, Sep 24
- Maplebear Stock Stalled Despite New Meta, Dollar General DealsSchaeffers Research, Sep 23
Maplebear peers
Maplebear’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| UPSUnited Parcel Service | Accumulation | 26.6% below |
| DASHDoorDash | Accumulation | 12.6% below |
| FDXFedEx | Accumulation | 11.0% below |
| EXPDExpeditors International of Washington | Neutral | 28.3% above |
| CHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide | Accumulation | 3.3% above |
| GRABGrab | Accumulation | 27.6% below |
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Maplebear stock FAQ
What is Maplebear’s market cap?
Maplebear’s market cap is $10.19B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $43.34, with 231.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 23.6.
What is the Maplebear stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Maplebear is $58.14, +34.1% from the last close. Of the 23 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 13 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Maplebear stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Maplebear is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $43.34 is 16.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $51.72. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Maplebear report earnings next?
Maplebear is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026 (41 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.64 per share on revenue of $1.07B. Maplebear beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 10.6% on average across the report.
What is Maplebear’s 52-week high and low?
Maplebear’s 52-week high is $52.68 and its 52-week low is $32.73; it closed at $43.34 on Sep 28, 2026, +2.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $53.50 on Aug 8, 2025.
Is Maplebear stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Maplebear?
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Maplebear over the last 30 days, with $518K of flagged premium in calls and $0 in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 22, 2026 with $518K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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